Four persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a robbery of ₹17.3 lakh from cash collections agents in Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, the police said on Wednesday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), Rajesh Deo, said that the accused have been identified as Sukhram (28) – the kingpin, Robin (28), Rohit (21) and Lucky (28).
The police said that on June 29, an employee of a cash collection firm approached them and said that he going to a bank on his scooty with a colleague to deposit cash around 12.30 p.m., when three persons on a bike hit his scooty from behind. “A scuffle ensued and the accused forcibly snatched the scooty and ₹17.30 lakh from the complainant and fled,” Mr. Deo said.
During investigation, CCTV footage of the area was examined and electronic surveillance was mounted on the identified accused. On a tip off, Sukhram was arrested first and the others were arrested at his instance, the police said.
“The accused are all body builders who do not use weapons, but use their physical strength to threaten or overpower the victims,” said a senior police officer.
The police said that with the four arrests, they have solved four cases of theft, robbery and extortion. “Sukhram worked as Civil Defence volunteer and then intermittently as a private security guard. He started committing robberies after he came in contact with other accused,” Mr. Deo said.